Bamboozle, congrats on nearly 6 months!!
I agree. Raw emotion is exhausting. And dealing with it without my crutch is even more exhausting. Now that I am sober, I have to deal with life and I haven't done that since high school.
I'm 37 now.
I always try to remember people on here saying, "Please be kind to yourself." I think that helps me put into perspective that we didn't become alcoholics overnight, so don't expect it to go away overnight.